Automobiles

1929 Rolls-Royce Tourer

This Derby-bodied tourer, chassis number S293KR, was delivered to movie star Clara Bow in December 1930. Built in Springfield, Massachusetts, it is a nice example of its type.

1932 Chevrolet Confederate Roadster

In what was termed the coldest year of the Depression for the automotive industry, Chevrolet managed to top the heap, proving to be the only GM division to turn a profit and outselling Ford by 100,000 units.

1932 Ford Cragar Racer

Sprint cars built with Model T and Model A Ford components were raced at fairgrounds, exhibition tracks and dirt ovals during the late 1920s and throughout the 1930s.

1933 American Austin Roadster

"Do you get into that car, or do you put it on?" This epitomized the public opinion of the American Austin from the outset.

1933 Packard 10th Series Convertible Sedan

James Packard's entry into the automotive world was due to dissatisfaction. In 1898 Packard purchased a Winton automobile, a car that proved to be less than Packard desired.

1938 Eliot Cricket III

Samuel Eliot, ASAE, was an automotive experimenter and visionary.

1939 Packard Town Car

This custom-bodied Packard is a fine example of the American coach builder's art. The body by Brunn was mounted on two earlier chassis.

1940 Ford Station Wagon

Introduced on March 31,1932, the V-8 Ford had become a full-blown success by 1940 when this wooden-bodied Station Wagon was built.

1955 Ford Thunderbird

When Chevrolet introduced the Corvette in 1953, Ford was caught flat-footed. There was nothing offered in the Ford lineup to compete with GM's groundbreaking foray into sports car manufacture.

The Owls Head Transportation Museum is a nonprofit educational organization. Its mission is to collect, preserve, exhibit and operate pre-1940 aircraft, ground vehicles, engines and related technologies significant to the evolution of transportation for the purpose of education.